lloyd83 wrote:Wow, this was my stem I sold to you! Got to add a guide to 'the shed' on how to polish your parts

+1 to this. Supercheap have 2 tubes of AutoSol for $10 this week, normally $8.90ea. I managed to sneak through 1x Regular AutoSol and 1x of the Aluminium Polish for $10 total because the cashier wasn't paying attention.

lloyd83 wrote:Wow, this was my stem I sold to you! Got to add a guide to 'the shed' on how to polish your parts

+1 to this. Supercheap have 2 tubes of AutoSol for $10 this week, normally $8.90ea. I managed to sneak through 1x Regular AutoSol and 1x of the Aluminium Polish for $10 total because the cashier wasn't paying attention.

Agreed the suntour superbe pro was the best of it's day. I bought the cranks at a swap meet, just fell in love with them as soon as I picked them up. The fd and rd are nos bought from us. The last picture shows the rd looks as if it's blistering, but it was drizzling rain when I took the pictures. I'm going to add some cardboard flippers to the rear wheel because the bike is so quiet and smooth.lol

I was given this bike by a generous person over the weekend, has been built up as a single speed but was a derailler frame. No identifying marks on it apart from the cable guide on the bottom which says Modele Vitus Depose. Also has possibly original Universal brakes, so I'm thinking it's French? Non-original 27.0 seatpost installed which seems to fit well. Seems very light.

Now the unfortunate thing, and the reason I got it for free, is that it looks to have been in a head-on in a past life. Has the tell tale bulge in the downtube and slight stretch marks in the paint. It's only a small bulge, but I'm not that experienced with these things, is it unsafe/rideable/repairable/junk?

New to BNA, although I have been reading the threads for years. A friend encouraged me to post a pic of one of my old 80s road bikes - a Gemini World Randonneur. Ishiwata 4130 frame, running SR and Shimano components. Araya Red label wheels.

Hi guys I'm Slowly getting back into vintage bikes againHere's two bikes I've owned for a while now .

I'm now getting more into vintage kids Bikes/Toys. As I have a little boy on the way and I want him to play with some real toys I'm finding it hard to get any info on how to work out what Era they come from. How to go about changing the wrap on tyres so on..

Here's an Example Of what I do in my spare time only.( sorry non bike pic..)

And here's What My current project . What I need to know is the name of the brand, Can I get a new front sticker. Links to sites that can help or anyone on here.

Any help will be appreciated and will keep posted with picture updates of bike projects .

Yes they are 600 Arabesque, I am hope fully going to pick up a Dura Ace 7400 groupset this weekendThis bike was originally fitted with DA 7400 so it should look much nicer than it does now with such a mish-mash of parts

...and yes Adam, it is Benotto ribbon tape too. I grabbed four rolls from my LBS (a couple of shades of blue and some pearl whites)